Maxman v. Farmers Insurance Exchange

85 Mich. App. 115 (1978)

270 N.W.2d 534

MAXMAN

v.

FARMERS INSURANCE EXCHANGE

Docket No. 77-2794.

Michigan Court of Appeals.

Decided August 8, 1978.

Hopping & Boyer (by Donald M. Churilla), for plaintiffs.

Harvey, Kruse & Westen, P.C. (by James N. Martin and George W. Steel), for defendant.

Before: T.M. BURNS, P.J., and N.J. KAUFMAN and BASHARA, JJ.

T.M. BURNS, P.J.

The question in this case is whether plaintiff, Ida Maxman,[1] injured when the car she was driving was struck in the rear, may maintain an action against the insurer of the other driver based on misrepresentation of authority. To see how this…